Auxiliary horseshoe.



V. KOLAKOWSKI. AUXILIARY HORSESHOE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 22, 1913.

Patented Nov. 4, 1913.

COLUMBIA PLANOGRAPH (20., WASHINGTON,- D. c.

VICTOR KOLAKOWSKI, OF NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT.

AUXILIARY HORSESHOE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 4, 1913.

Application filed May 22, 1913. Serial No. 789,161.

To all whom zit may concern:

Be it known that l, Vroron Komkowsnr, a citizen of the United States, residing at New Haven, in the county of New Haven and State of Connecticut, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Auxiliary Horseshoes; and I do hereby declare the following, when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings and the characters of reference marked thereon, to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same, and which said drawings constitute part of this application, and represent, in

Figure 1 a front view of an auxiliary horse shoe constructed in accordance with my invention and shown as applied to a hoof having a regular shoe attached to it. Fig. 2 a side view of the same. Fig. 3 a top or plan view of an auxiliary shoe detached. Fig. at a sectional view on the line a-b of Fig. 1. Fig. 5 a sectional view on the line c-(Z of Fig. 3. Fig. 6 a perspective view of a preferred form of calk, detached.

This invention relates to an improvement in auxiliary horse shoes, that is, a shoe adapted to be fixed to the hoof over an ordinary shoe so that the smooth shoes may be provided with a calk shoe for use on icy streets.

The object of the invention is to provide a shoe which may be readily attached over the ordinary shoes; and the invention consists in the construction hereinafter described and particularly recited in the claims.

In carrying out my invention, I employ an auxiliary shoe 2 corresponding substantially in outline to the regular shoe 3. This auxiliary shoe is provided with calks 1 of any approved design, preferably and as herein shown provided with sharp edges 5, these calks being detachably connected with the auxiliary shoe by threading the shanks 6 of the calks or in any other manner firmly securing them in place. Preferably and as herein shown, the upper face of the auxiliary shoe is provided with recesses 7 and 8 at the heel, and a recess 9 at the toe to receive the short calks commonly used on ordinary shoes. Connected with the heels of the shoe by links 10 are latches 11 the lower ends of which are adapted to pass over and engage with the upper surface of the heels of the regular shoes. To hold these latches in the locked position, they are respectively connected by chains 12 and 13, the ends of which are provided with connecting means herein shown as a slotted plate 15 and a cam lever clasp 16. At intervals the chains 12 and 13 are connected by short chains 17 with upwardly extending arms 18 firmly secured to the auxiliary shoe and forming a series of upwardly projecting arms which will assist in holding the auxiliary shoe against lateral movement.

To assist in preventing the auxiliary shoe from slipping forward it is provided at the toe with a hinged tongue 19 which extends beneath the clasp 16. An auxiliary shoe thus constructed is readily placed in position, and as easily removed when not required.

I claim:

1. An auxiliary horseshoe provided with a series of upwardly extending arms, links pivotally attached to the heels, latches pivotally connected with the outer ends of said links, said latches when in use being positioned above the heels of the shoe and movable into engagement therewith, means for drawing the said latches forward, and connections between said means and said arms.

2. An auxiliary horseshoe provided with a series of upwardly extending arms and a tongue pivotally connected at the toe, links connected with the heels, latches pivotally connected with the outer ends of said links, said latches when in use positioned above the heels of the shoe and movable into holding engagement therewith, chains connected with the outer ends of said latches, the ends of the chain adapted to be adjustably connected together, and connections between the chains and said arms.

3. An auxiliary horseshoe formed in its upper face at the heel and toe with recesses, said auxiliary shoe provided on opposite sides with a series of outwardly projecting arms and a tongue extending upward at the toe, latches pivotally connected with the heels of the auxiliary shoe and adapted when in use to position above the heels of the shoe and being movable into holding enspecification in the presence of two subscribgagement therewith, means for drawing the ing witnesses. outer ends of the said latches fOIWELId-filld.

for holding the tongue in a locked position, VICTOR KOLAKOVVEKI' 5 and connections between said means and X'Vitnesses:

arms. a i V M. IVLKALLGREN, In testimony whereof, I have signed this A P. H. KERWIN.

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